Last night

So last night, I found myself temporarily in front of the television for the annual state of the union address. And while we didn't get a visit from Oscar the Grouch again, we still had a very interesting situation.

If you remember correctly, this blog had exclusive coverage last year of Nancy Pelosi being pegged with a paper ball by Roy Blunt. With the switch of control of the house this year, Nancy had a chance to strike back.

In a strikingly bipartisan prank, she had arranged for president Bush to declare Missouri should be kicked out of the union. Both sides of the aisle, all but Rep. Blunt in on the joke, stood up and applauded. Blunt, following everyone else's lead, stood up and clapped with them. Everybody then burst into fits of laughter. To which the president said "Whoops...[pauses and looks at notes] caught... someone... not...playi-I mean paying... attention." He then went on to continue his address, starting with the Let's Kick Missouri Out of the Union Initiative.

I should mention that I was really tired during this and couldn't stay awake for the whole thing.